POLICE are searching for the owner of a vicious dog which attacked a pedestrian as he walked passed it.

POLICE are searching for the owner of a vicious dog which attacked a pedestrian as he walked passed it.

The dog bit a 28-year-old man twice as he walked along Bell Close, Ipswich at 10pm on Wednesday .

The dog barked at the victim and when he turned to look at it, it bit him twice on the leg causing bruising.

The owner/walker is described by the victim as a mixed race male, in his early thirties.

He was 5ft 8in to 5ft 9in with a baldhead and a goatee beard.

The dog was a pure white Alsatian.

Anyone with information should call Pc Chris Tyler at Ipswich police on 01473 613500 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.